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In the old days , they would paint and tattoo their bodies for ceremonies

过去，他们举行各种仪式前会在身上进行彩绘、文身。

A Brief Introduction of Studies of the Tattoo Custom in China

中国文身习俗研究概述

He had a heart tattooed on his shoulder .

他让人给他在肩膀上刺了一颗心形图案。

His shoulder was tattooed with a heart .

他的肩膀上刺了一颗心形图案。

His arms were covered in tattoos .

他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。

There 's not greater gesture of love than having someone 's name tattooed on your body

没有比将某人姓名文到身上更绝妙的示爱方式了。

He had the words ' Angie loves Ian ' tattooed on his left shin .

他在左小腿上文了“安吉爱伊恩”几个字。

Then she bent over and gave him an eyeful of her tattoos .

接着她弯下身子，让他好好看清楚她的文身。

Black-leather jackets and tattoos are the standard tools of the trade for heavy-metal musicians .

黑皮夹克与纹身是重金属乐手的标准行头。

She has to live cheek by jowl with oiks , people with tattoos and stolen videos .

她不得不跟那些刺有文身、偷盗影碟的大老粗为邻。

His back is covered in tattoos .

他背上满是刺青。

Tattoos were used for many different reasons .

人们纹身出于很多原因。

They saw tattoos for the first time .

他们第一次看到纹身。

In many countries , tattoos are in fashion .

纹身在许多国家都很流行。

Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain .

纹身通常是动物或自然特征,如河流或山脉。

In ancient Egypt , people got tattoos because they were " beautiful " .

在古埃及，人们纹身是因为他们觉得纹身很"漂亮"。

In the US , tattoos are very popular .

在美国,纹身很受欢迎。

However , tattoos are not modern .

然而，纹身并不是在现代才发展起来的。

Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today .

如今，纹身在波利尼西亚仍然很重要。

He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world .

他认为现代社会的很多人都有纹身,因为纹身与传统世界有联系。

So is there a connection between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos ?

那么传统纹身和时尚纹身之间有联系吗?

But in ancient Rome , tattoos were negative and put on criminals and prisoners .

但在古罗马,纹身是负面的,会纹在罪犯和囚犯身上。

And can you call tattoos a fashion ?

你能说纹身是一种时尚吗？

In India , tattoos were religious .

在印度，纹身具有宗教性质。

The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos , so the idea traveled to Europe .

欧洲的水手很喜欢它们,创造了他们自己的纹身,这个概念因此传到了欧洲。

On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot .

在电视上你经常可以看到一个著名的演员或音乐家手臂或脚上有纹身。

He had 57 tattoos on his back , ankles , legs , knees and feet .

他一共有57个纹身，遍及他的背部、脚踝、腿、膝盖和脚上。

The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders , chests , backs and legs .

岛上的人们在肩膀、胸部、背部和腿部都有纹身。

Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world .

克里斯·雷尼尔是纹身方面的专家，他的著作《远古印记》中有世界各地人群的纹身照片。

Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo , and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women .

在26岁至40岁的美国人中,40%的人有纹身,美国纹身店60%的顾客是女性。